What kind of home security do you have?

[Jayburner]

I just assume every home in America has someone with a gun. Canada different story.

[Azadina]

I remember listening to a Defcon 18 lecture about an engineer who thought that about his window; he was proven wrong. It was an interesting lecture! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo

But he says they broke his door, only that they had gotten to the second floor by some window in the building, probably some antique fire-escape thing.

No such thing in this building, as all windows are that of someones apartment, and apart from using ladder on first floor apartments, no way someone could get to the rest.

.......I have never lived in an apartment or a house where there wasn't a "magically self locking" door.

That's the whole joke of it

[Dsonsion]

Three fairly sized dogs. Locks do no good where I live, but dogs have kept us safe for years. I think our house is one of the few in the neighbourhood that hasn't been burglarised yet, though they tried a couple of times.

[Mikah]

The alarm system is not really to catch the thief, but to let you know that someone came in so you don't leave your home in a problematic situation.

You can loose far more money from the damage caused by the burglary (frozen pipes in the winter for example), then whatever someone can leave with, unless you are dumb enough to leave cash and jewelry somewhere in your home.

[Cerus]

I just assume every home in America has someone with a gun. Canada different story.

Way to stereotype. Only around 45% of US homes have a firearm. Don't forget - we have a huge portion of liberals which you're welcome to in Canada.

[alexkeren]

If I owned my own home I would have three pets. Two dogs named Smith and Wesson, and a Parrot named Mossberg.

[Cerus]

The alarm system is not really to catch the thief, but to let you know that someone came in so you don't leave your home in a problematic situation.

You can loose far more money from the damage caused by the burglary (frozen pipes in the winter for example), then whatever someone can leave with, unless you are dumb enough to leave cash and jewelry somewhere in your home.

So you're paying for a system and company to tell you someone broke in and stole your stuff? Good if you're blind I guess. Everyone else will notice the busted door and missing property.

[Jayburner]

Way to stereotype. Only around 45% of US homes have a firearm. Don't forget - we have a huge portion of liberals which you're welcome to in Canada.

thats 700 million guns in homes.

[Halyon]

Decent locks, a dog and a sturdy wooden bat.

[alexkeren]

thats 700 million guns in homes.

You're about 375 million firearms too high.

[Orange Joe]

none. I rarely lock my door.

[the game]

I have a club and a baseball bat.

[Puupi]

Couple of years ago some junkies had broken into my car. They had tried to open the driver side door with a crowbar - failed but broke the door and lock.

Then they broke the rear window (the car was a hatchback). Crawled in and stole my 10 year old navigator, which was probably worth like 20 euros. They took nothing else, there wasn't much to take though - some CD's, first aid kit, a pack of mints, flashlight...etc..

That rear window and door cost the insurance company a bit over 1000 euros to fix, I had to pay like 150e of it. So then I was forced to drive without a rear window for a week during winter, that was interesting - especially when I had to take a trip to the other side of the country. It was an icy 400km drive in -15c without a rear window.

[Independent voter]

I just assume every home in America has someone with a gun. Canada different story.

Narrow minded and prejudice. Growing up we never locked our door, then I moved to the city and I kept my door locked, like everyone does in Canadian cities. Even in cities there are places where it's very safe.

[alexkeren]

I have a club and a baseball bat.

Love your avatar, reminds me of instructions for Dihydrogen Monoxide.

[Jayburner]

Narrow minded and prejudice. Growing up we never locked our door, then I moved to the city and I kept my door locked, like everyone does in Canadian cities. Even in cities there are places where it's very safe.

not true at all. According to me, the newfie.

[Cerus]

thats 700 million guns in homes.

Is your calculator broken or am I missing something? There aren't even 700 million people in the US. There are only about 318 million people in the US in about 125 million households. 45% of those households have a firearm which means at least 56 million firearms - obviously some households have more than one but how about we not paint the entire US as gun nuts?

[Mikah]

So you're paying for a system and company to tell you someone broke in and stole your stuff? Good if you're blind I guess. Everyone else will notice the busted door and missing property.

I doubt someone will actually come in a property busting through the front door. Most likely through a back door or window that no one would notice. And if that happens while you are away on vacation or something, yes, that can do a lot of damage. 2 minutes of a water pipe bursting costs me $14k last year.

[Puupi]

Is your calculator broken or am I missing something? There aren't even 700 million people in the US. There are only about 318 million people in the US in about 125 million households. 45% of those households have a firearm which means at least 56 million firearms - obviously some households have more than one but how about we not paint the entire US as gun nuts?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estima...ita_by_country

[Beazy]

2 dogs.
1 gun.